{"id":645,"date":"2010-05-19T23:14:48","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T23:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2010\/05\/between-allah-jesus-part-1a-1.html"},"modified":"2010-05-19T23:14:48","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T23:14:48","slug":"between-allah-jesus-part-1a-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2010\/05\/between-allah-jesus-part-1a-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Between Allah &amp; Jesus:  Part 1a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aziz,<\/p>\n<div>You provided a thoughtful response to the first excerpt of Peter Kreefts book, Between Allah &amp; Jesus. &nbsp;However, seeing some of the comments people are posting has me wanting to bring them into the dialogue.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>First, Andrew asks a good question about you: What does it mean when you say you are a member of &#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Ismail&#8217; branch of the Shi&#8217;a school of jurisprudence?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 22px\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div>Secondly, I find myself wanting to apologize for the comments that are being posted on you blog from Christians. &nbsp;I&#8217;m sorry for their lack of desire to understand. &nbsp;Does this happen to you often? &nbsp;Do you find yourself embarrassed by some fellow Muslims the way I am about some fellow Christians?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Robert<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>(Be sure to check this blog and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/\">Aziz&#8217;s blog, City of Brass often during this series<\/a>)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aziz, You provided a thoughtful response to the first excerpt of Peter Kreefts book, Between Allah &amp; Jesus. &nbsp;However, seeing some of the comments people are posting has me wanting to bring them into the dialogue. 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